CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad makes it count at home
Updated On: 18 April, 2022 06:54 AM IST | Pune | Shreeram Gokhale
At the time of going to press, Gujarat Titans were 45-3 in seven overs with Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller batting on 10 and 17 respectively
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Ruturaj Gaikwad en route his 73 v Gujarat Titans. Pic/BCCI; IPL
Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who hails from Pune, had urged the crowd to come in large numbers and support the Chennai outfit ahead of their IPL 2022 league game against the Gujarat Titans. On Sunday evening, most of the 20,000-plus crowd did exactly that, and Gaikwad himself gave them plenty to cheer about, as his first half-century of the season propelled CSK to 169 for 5 after being put in to bat. At the time of going to press, Gujarat Titans were 45-3 in seven overs with Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller batting on 10 and 17 respectively.
Rayudu shines too
It was a classical Gaikwad show on his home ground, as the skinny opener paced his knock very well. It was quite evident right from the beginning that Gaikwad had set himself to bat the majority part of the innings. His swatted left-arm pacer Yash Dayal over the square-leg fence in the fourth over to make his intentions clear. Gaikwad’s five sixes and five fours in a 48-ball 73-run knock was major reason for the CSK team get past the 160-run mark. His 55-ball 92-run stand with Ambati Rayudu helped Chennai make a strong comeback after being reduced to 39 for 2 at the end of Powerplay.
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